#E4EDBC is a soft, temperate green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #E4EDBC works with other colors. Named schemes with #E4EDBC in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
This palette keeps Pale Goldenrod as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Pale Goldenrod sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Pale Goldenrod leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Pale Goldenrod holds the warm center of this desert palette with sand and clay beside it, a muted-sage accent and a dark-brown anchor.
Pale Goldenrod is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Pale Goldenrod carrying the quiet middle.
How #E4EDBC actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #E4EDBC at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #E4EDBC;
--color-base-rgb: 228 237 188;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(92.7% 0.065 116.1);
--color-50: #FAFCF2;
--color-100: #F3F7DE;
--color-200: #E5EEBF;
--color-300: #CFDD92;
--color-400: #B7C969;
--color-500: #9BAD47;
--color-600: #78853D;
--color-700: #565F30;
--color-800: #393E23;
--color-900: #242617;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
pale-goldenrod: {
50: '#FAFCF2',
100: '#F3F7DE',
200: '#E5EEBF',
300: '#CFDD92',
400: '#B7C969',
500: '#9BAD47',
600: '#78853D',
700: '#565F30',
800: '#393E23',
900: '#242617',
},
}
$base: #E4EDBC; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FAFCF2; $base-100: #F3F7DE; $base-200: #E5EEBF; $base-300: #CFDD92; $base-400: #B7C969; $base-500: #9BAD47; $base-600: #78853D; $base-700: #565F30; $base-800: #393E23; $base-900: #242617; $base-hover: #C9DB78; $base-subtle: #F6F8EC;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#E4EDBC",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAFCF2",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F3F7DE",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E5EEBF",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#CFDD92",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#B7C969",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#9BAD47",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#78853D",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#565F30",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#393E23",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#242617",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}